Monday's Sound Off

Monday, February 11, 2013

Two more empty storefronts in Royersford; two businesses have closed this past week due to the economy. Obama, tell me the economy is improving. Itís so sad we have to add more people to the unemployment list. So Obama, is this proof the economy is improving?

I see once again the Pottstown School District is blaming the special education students in their district for the low scores for the under achieving, etc., etc. now that the middle school is also on that list as well as Franklin. Get it together Pottstown. Your teachers arenít that great. They need to start teaching and get all of the kids achieving to where they should.

This is in reference to the borough public worksí cleaning of our storm drains in Pottstown. I called the public works on Wednesday before the heavy rain. Over by Maple Street park they cleared out the storm drain but left the leaves piled in the street. I was going to try to remove the leaves myself but theyíre frozen to the road. The other storm drain across the street was totally clogged. Same thing down the street. I donít get it. Pick the leaves up and take them away.

The person who said they owe a half a million dollars for their doctorate in education is full of it. Iím working on my doctorate of eduction now and it costs $60,000 to $70,000. Stop trying to snow the people over. The Philadelphia School District paid out almost one-tenth of a billion dollars in unused sick, vacation, comp time since 2010. One administrator received a check for $160,000. Another teacher said ďI deserve this money.Ē This is why the school system is bankrupt.

Now we have gasoline going out of this world and Gov. Corbett might decide to put more taxes on gas which is a great idea. You want to spike it more. Now they want to raise the auto tags. Please stay out of our wallets.

Pennhurst should be reopened to homeless people. Why not have people with mental problems there also? All they want is one or two rooms that they can lock for safety. Also open Alcatraz prison for lifers.

In reference to the U.S. postal service reducing their carrying time and eliminating Saturday deliveries, I have no problem with them going down to five days. I think that may be a good thing. But why donít they use common sense and continue to deliver on Saturday and say eliminate Wednesday? That way you have no more than one day at a time void in receiving your mail which would help a lot of people. I hope itís not the mail carrier unions holding this back.

Iím one of the many fans of ďDownton AbbyĒ on PBS. I look at the grand houses and the lifestyles. Then I look at the big houses in Pottstown, the lifestyle that must have been here at one time. But now we have group homes, rehabs, rooming houses and those beautiful houses chopped into multiple units. What a sad legacy for Pottstown. And at least they didnít have sheets, blankets and pillow cases as window dressings.

A FAN OF DOWNTON ABBYThis is for the seven no brainers on the Boyertown School Board. No means no. What part of no donít they understand?

Postmaster General claiming stopping delivery on Saturday. What the public doesnít know is that itís a law and has been for several years. Itís like someone robbing a bank and saying they canít pay their bills is OK. Heís probably going to be arrested for doing that if he does.

Years ago there was a Million Man March on Washington. Years later there was a Million Women March on Washington. I think itís about time that we have the Million Middle Class March on Washington. America, what went wrong?

To the person whoís going to be out of work for five or six months and canít collect Social Security, have you looked into the possibility of collecting Welfare? If you canít, right now I would suggest you go to Mexico, renounce your citizenship and then come back into the country illegally. Youíll get everything you want.

CLOSE THE BORDERS NOWWe really donít need gun control. What we do need is politician control. They make up the law to lie, cheat, steal and bully. We suffer because of the consequences so we cannot do what they do.

A SENIOR AND VETERANPrior to 2007, Girl Scout cookies were made with trans fat hydrogenated oil but now most trans fats have been removed. Itís great to know that eating a whole box of thin mints is no longer bad for you, well not that bad.